The Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan has uncovered a series of fraud cases involving fraudulent promises to send citizens to work in South Korea.
According to the agency, in the Fergana province, the former head of the provincial branch of the Migration Agency, B. Kh., took $90,000 from eight citizens after promising to help them pass their exams and secure jobs in Korea.
In the Yangikurgan district of the Namangan province, individuals identified as S. A. and Sh. Kh. allegedly took $34,200 and 79.3 million soums from 22 people, making similar promises of employment in South Korea.
In the Jizzakh province, a previously convicted individual, I. A., reportedly gained the trust of six citizens and swindled them out of $32,250 by claiming he could send them to work in Korea.
In Gulistan, a citizen named Kh. Kh. reportedly took $19,000 from six individuals. As part of the official investigation, authorities documented the recovery of 700,000 soums out of $6,000 taken from one of the victims.
In Samarkand, a joint operation by law enforcement agencies uncovered a case where a citizen, Z. M., took $12,500 from A. G. in exchange for a promise to secure them employment in South Korea.
According to the department, in the Fergana district, an individual identified as A. K. took $10,000 from Zh. Zh., claiming he could orchestrate an overseas deployment through acquaintances working at the Migration Agency. As part of the legal proceedings, authorities have documented the recovery of $3,000 of these funds.
In the Jizzakh province, citizen R. A. extracted $7,000 from O. B. under the pretense of arranging a job in Korea. Reports indicate that $100 and 3.8 million soums have been recovered from this total so far.
In the Gijduvan district, a previously convicted individual, B. I., took $5,600 from L. N. after falsely claiming that high-ranking connections could secure them a spot to study and work in Korea.
In the Farish district, citizen I. H. took $4,000 from N. E. by promising employment in Korea. Law enforcement managed to document a partial refund of $1,000 from these stolen funds.
The department stated that criminal cases have been initiated under the relevant sections of the Criminal Code for all of these offenses, and official investigations are currently underway.
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